RIA Serials That Might Have Seen WW1 Service

[paratrpr]

Thanks for all the info gentlemen. Regardless of whether it made the trip or not, I thinks it's cool to own a rifle that might have seen action in both wars or was at least in service during both conflicts. It's a WW2 re-arsenal that I've discussed in the past on this sight and received some great information as to whether or not it might be a Marine Corp re-build due to the sights, stock, Sedgley barrel, stippling, hatch hole and stamps... whether it is or isn't is incidental to my great admiration for the weapon and who ever carried it over it's 90 year history... what's really amazing is I won a John J. Pershing Memorial Springfield Match (WW1 Contemporary Rifle Category)... I shot okay, but the rifle shot amazingly. Real honor to own, hold, and fire such a piece of American history.

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[John Beard]

Thanks for all the info gentlemen. Regardless of whether it made the trip or not, I thinks it's cool to own a rifle that might have seen action in both wars or was at least in service during both conflicts. It's a WW2 re-arsenal that I've discussed in the past on this sight and received some great information as to whether or not it might be a Marine Corp re-build due to the sights, stock, Sedgley barrel, stippling, hatch hole and stamps... whether it is or isn't is incidental to my great admiration for the weapon and who ever carried it over it's 90 year history... what's really amazing is I won a John J. Pershing Memorial Springfield Match (WW1 Contemporary Rifle Category)... I shot okay, but the rifle shot amazingly. Real honor to own, hold, and fire such a piece of American history.

If you have a Marine Corps rifle, then the odds of it being assembled and shipped to France just went up dramatically! Whether it got there in time is anybody's guess.

J.B.